Novel treatment of a patient with secondary infertility due to retained fetal bone

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1028-1030

  Elford, Kimberly ^a   Claman, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endometrial echo; Retained fetal bone; Secondary infertility; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; PARTHENOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037380279     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04919-1     Document Type: Article

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